?I wrestled all my life. How could I not wrestle for you?? Brighton 4th, directed by Levan Kouashvili, is Georgia?s official submission for Best International Feature Film. It won awards at the Tribeca Film Festival for Best International Narrative Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor. It is a story of a father?s love and the…
Part of my self-identity is as a jock. That isn?t to say I?m particularly athletic, but I always wanted to be. I took part in sports, but never excelled. But that desire helps define me as a person. Changing the Game, a documentary by Michael Barnett, is a look at the struggles of three high…
Growing up in Los Angeles in the 50s and 60s, I was well aware of the Olympic Auditorium. That was where they held wrestling, roller derby, and boxing that came into our homes on local TV. Later it was the scene of punk rock shows. In the years since, I?ve driven by it often (although…
Who knew that this summer?s greatest superhero story would be David Arquette? Seriously, I didn?t see it coming. The new doc, You Can?t Kill David Arquette, reintroduces Arquette himself as a man burdened by the past. Back in 2000, with his wrestling comedy Ready to Rumble about to come out, Arquette was invited to participate in a brief…
The black and white cinematography of Bleak Street sets the mood. There is no brightness or cheer in the Mexico City neighborhood in which it is set. This is a world in which gray is the dominant color.
The Masked Saint is a unique film with the potential to connect with a cross-section of Americana, but it falls prey to slow pacing and simply trying to accomplish too much.
Brett Granstaff is no stranger to the silver screen. He?s acted alongside some of Hollywood?s best in films such as Vice and Black Mass. In his newest project, The Masked Saint, he plays Chris Samuel, a pastor who lives a double life of a professional wrestler.
Foxcatcher is as difficult to write about as it was to watch. I have seen it three or four times now, and it does not lessen the difficulty of watching such a tense and dramatic film.
